Quite Naturally For M 'Lady Tai Chi Italy Poem by ivor or ivor.e hogg

My garden is a wilderness.
Devoid of all formality
but full of beauty nonetheless.
There everything grows naturally.

Self seeded plants grow where they please
with trees and shrubs placed randomly.
A haunt of butterflies and bees
and fairies too quite probably.

I do not choose to interfere
with what nature decides to do
She knows what plants will flourish here
but always subject to review.

She is a master gardener
superior to any man.
It is entirely up to her
to carry out her master plan.

There’s nothing that I need to do.
Nature supplies the maintenance.
As seasons change so does the view.
Always kept in perfect balance.

The only thing which I supply
are garden seats of weathered wood.
Chosen to blend in carefully
as I intended that they should.

Somewhere to sit and meditate
or if you choose, to read or write.
And sometimes if the hour grows late.
Enjoy the quiet of the night.

My garden is a wilderness
devoid of all formality.
Not the result of laziness
I leave it how it wants to be

26-Sep-08
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